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Interim Consumer Advocate Appointed to Replace Dennis Browne
Consumer Advocate Dennis Browne has been replaced. Adrienne Ding will serve in the position on an interim basis. Ding is a partner at O'Dea Earle, with a practice focused on labour and employment law,...
Jan 26, 2026 Consumer Advocate Dennis Browne (VOCM News)
Robert Fowler Retires as Fire Commissioner
Former St. John's Regional Fire Department Superintendant Robert Fowler has retired from his position as the province's fire commissioner. Fowler held the position for the last few years. The Departme...
Jan 26, 2026 Provincial Fire Commissioner Robert Fowler, (left) John Hogan (centre) Platoon Chief Mike Hall St. John’s Regional FIre Department (right) (via Government of Newfoundland and Labador)
Snowfall Coming Tomorrow; South and East Coasts to See Highest Accumulations
Get those shovels and snowblowers ready, snowfall is in the forecast for many parts of the island tomorrow, but how much you get depends on where you happen to be. Environment Canada meteorologist Gra...
Jan 26, 2026
Port Blandford Post Office Broken Into and Robbed; Police Investigating
RCMP are seeking the public's help in locating those responsible for a recent break-in at the post office in Port Blandford. Police say the building was broken into sometime between 1:00 p.m. Saturday...
Jan 26, 2026 Damage caused to the Canada Post building in Port Blandford (via RCMP)
Len Simms, Former PC Leader and Long-Time Public Servant, Passes Away
A former PC Party Leader and long-time public servant has passed away. Premier Tony Wakeham says it is with heavy heart that his party acknowledges the passing of Len Simms. He was 82. Simms served as...
Jan 26, 2026 Len Simms (via Facebook)
NL Hydro says All Watches and Warnings Over
NL Hydro says through careful management, it was able to ensure that demand never got within the critical 70 MW of capacity this bitterly cold weekend - even with one of the province's largest generat...
Jan 26, 2026 NL Hydro's Rob Collett speaking to reporters (VOCM News)
74-year-old Charged After Allegedly Pointing Firearm at Others in Deer Lake
A 74-year-old is facing charges after reports of a man pointing a firearm in Deer Lake on the weekend. RCMP were contacted around 9:30 Saturday morning about a man threatening others with a firearm in...
Jan 26, 2026 RCMP detachment in Deer Lake. (Courtesy Google Streetview)
Marine Atlantic Navigating Significant Commercial Backlogs on Gulf Service Thanks to 'Challenging' Winter Weather
Continued stormy weather is causing headaches for Marine Atlantic as it tries to clear significant backlogs in commercial traffic on either side of the Gulf. Marine Atlantic's Darrell Mercer says some...
Jan 26, 2026 The Ala’suinu (via Marine Atlantic)
Prime Minister Announces Increases to GST and Introduction of One-Time Affordability Benefit
The federal government is increasing the existing GST credit to help address affordability. The existing GST credit is being increased by 25 per cent starting this year and continuing for the next fiv...
Jan 26, 2026 Prime Minister Mark Carney (CPAC)
Police Seeking Information From Public on Fire in Rocky Harbour
Rocky Harbour RCMP are continuing their investigation into a fire that caused damage to a vacant home in the community over a week ago. Emergency crews were called to the home on Payne's Path just bef...
Jan 26, 2026 Damage to a home in Rocky Harbour (via RCMP)
